What is the name of the wide strait separating Mindoro from the Calamian Islands of Palawan?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. the Mindoro Strait
- Step 1: The Mindoro Strait is part of an alternative route for ships passing between the Indian and Pacific oceans and a common one for those exceeding the Malaccamax size and therefore incapable of using the Strait of Malacca. Answer: the Mindoro Strait. Why not the others: None of these fit: The Tablas Strait central passage; The Cuyo East Pass maritime lane; The Linapacan Strait channel.
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